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Bug 5137 - Identical joysticks are not handled properly
Summary: Identical joysticks are not handled properly
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: SDL
Classification: Unclassified
Component: joystick (show other bugs)
Version: 2.0.13
Hardware: x86_64 Linux
: P2 normal
Assignee: Sam Lantinga
QA Contact: Sam Lantinga
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Reported: 2020-05-15 00:25 UTC by Jasem Mutlaq
Modified: 2020-05-15 00:25 UTC (History)
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Description Jasem Mutlaq 2020-05-15 00:25:33 UTC 
Created attachment 4340 [details]
Patch

This issue came up as I was trying to play X4 Foundations on Linux. I have Dual ThrustMaster 16000M Joysticks. Only one of them appear in X4 Foundations. This patch renames any subsequent discovered joystick with an index. i.e. If the name is "Joystick", then the second discovered joystick name is "Joystick 2", then "Joystick 3" and so forth.

Furthermore, it changes the guid to make them all unique. Both these changes were necessary to make the 2nd joystick appear in X4. They now both operate perfectly within the game.